Visual Studio Code Keyboard Shortcuts For Developer

In Visual Studio Code Application, You press the shortcut keys on the Keyboard to help your coding & work quickly.

Windows Contents:

The following are Visual Studio Code keyboard shortcuts for developers should know for helping your coding.

General

Basic Editing

Ctrl+X	Cut Line (Empty Selection)
Ctrl+C	Copy Line (Empty Selection)
Alt+Arrow Up / Arrow Down	Move Line Up/Down
Shift+Alt+Arrow Up / Arrow Down	Copy Line Up/Down
Ctrl+Shift+K	Delete Line
Ctrl+Enter	Insert Line Below
Ctrl+Shift+Enter	Insert Line Above
Ctrl+Shift+\	Jump To Matching Bracket
Ctrl+] / [	Indent/Outdent Line
Home/End	Go To Beginning/End Of Line
Ctrl+Home	Go To Beginning Of File
Ctrl+End	Go To End Of File
Ctrl+Arrow Up / Arrow Down	Scroll Line Up/Down
Alt+PgUp / PgDn	Scroll Page Up/Down
Ctrl+Shift+[	Fold (Collapse) Region
Ctrl+Shift+]	Unfold (Uncollapse) Region
Ctrl+K Ctrl+[	Fold (Collapse) All Subregions
Ctrl+K Ctrl+]	Unfold (Uncollapse) All Subregions
Ctrl+K Ctrl+0	Fold (Collapse) All Regions
Ctrl+K Ctrl+J	Unfold (Uncollapse) All Regions
Ctrl+K Ctrl+C	Add Line Comment
Ctrl+K Ctrl+U	Remove Line Comment
Ctrl+/	Toggle Line Comment
Shift+Alt+A	Toggle Block Comment
Alt+Z	Toggle Word Wrap

Navigation

Ctrl+T	Show All Symbols
Ctrl+G	Go To Line
Ctrl+P	Go To File
Ctrl+Shift+O	Go To Symbol
Ctrl+Shift+M	Show Problems Panel
F8	Go To Next Error / Warning
Shift+F8	Go To Previous Error / Warning
Ctrl+Shift+Tab	Navigate Editor Group History
Alt+Arrow Left / Arrow Right	Go Back / Forward
Ctrl+M	Toggle Tab Moves Focus

Search & Replace

Ctrl+F	Find
Ctrl+H	Replace
F3 / Shift+F3	Find Next/Previous
Alt+Enter	Select All Occurences Of Find Match
Ctrl+D	Add Selection To Next Find Match
Ctrl+K Ctrl+D	Move Last Selection To Next Find Match
Alt+C / R / W	Toggle Case-sensitive / Regex / Whole Word

Multi-Cursor & Selection

Alt+Click	Insert Cursor
Ctrl+Alt+Arrow Up / Arrow Down	Insert Cursor Above / Below
Ctrl+U	Undo Last Cursor Operation
Shift+Alt+I	Insert Cursor At End Of Each Line Selected
Ctrl+L	Select Current Line
Ctrl+Shift+L	Select All Occurrences Of Current Selection
Ctrl+F2	Select All Occurrences Of Current Word
Shift+Alt+Arrow Right	Expand Selection
Shift+Alt+Arrow Left	Shrink Selection
Shift+Alt+(drag mouse)	Column (box) Selection
Ctrl+Shift+Alt+(arrow key)	Column (box) Selection
Ctrl+Shift+Alt+PgUp / PgDn	Column (box) Selection Page Up / Down

Rich Languages Editing

Editor Management

Ctrl+F4, Ctrl+W	Close Editor
Ctrl+K F	Close Folder
Ctrl+\	Split Editor
Ctrl+1 / 2 / 3	Focus Into 1^st, 2^nd, or 3^rd Editor Group
Ctrl+K Ctrl+Arrow Left / Arrow Right	Focus Into Previous / Next Editor Group
Ctrl+Shift+PgUp / PgDn	Move Editor Left / Right
Ctrl+K Arrow Left / Arrow Right	Move Active Editor Group

File Management

Ctrl+N	New File
Ctrl+O	Open File
Ctrl+S	Save
Ctrl+Shift+S	Save As
Ctrl+K S	Save All
Ctrl+F4	Close
Ctrl+K Ctrl+W	Close All
Ctrl+Shift+T	Reopen Closed Editor
Ctrl+K Enter	Keep Preview Mode Editor Open
Ctrl+Tab	Open Next
Ctrl+Shift+Tab	Open Previous
Ctrl+K P	Copy Path Of Active File
Ctrl+K R	Reveal Active File In Explorer
Ctrl+K O	Show Active File In New Window/Instance

Display

F11	Toggle Full Screen
Shift+Alt+0	Toggle Editor Layout (Horizontal/Vertical)
Ctrl+= / –	Zoom In/Out
Ctrl+B	Toggle Sidebar Visibility
Ctrl+Shift+E	Show Explorer / Toggle Focus
Ctrl+Shift+F	Show Search
Ctrl+Shift+G	Show Source Control
Ctrl+Shift+D	Show Debug
Ctrl+Shift+X	Show Extensions
Ctrl+Shift+H	Replace In Files
Ctrl+Shift+J	Toggle Search Details
Ctrl+Shift+U	Show Output Panel
Ctrl+Shift+V	Open Mardown Preview
Ctrl+K V	Open Markdown Preview To The Side
Ctrl+K Z	Zen Mode (Esc Esc To Exti)

Debug

Integrated Terminal